syenite
/ˈsaɪənaɪt/noun
syenite is spelled S-Y-E-N-I-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, syenite means “An igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of syenite is syenites.
How many letters and syllables are in syenite?
| Letters | 7: S-Y-E-N-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is syenite?
Syenite appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce syenite?
- /ˈsaɪənaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of syenite
- syenites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does syenite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteGranite.
- 2
An igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Syenite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does syenite come from?
Borrowed from Latin Syēnītēs, from Syēnē (“Aswan”), because it was anciently quarried there.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).